Pope v. State

McMILLAN, Judge.

The appellant, William Pope, appeals the trial court’s denial of his Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim.P., petition. Pope was sentenced to life imprisonment on his underlying conviction for assault in the first degree, a violation of § 13A-6-20, Code of Alabama 1975.

In his petition, Pope raises a number of grounds for relief, including claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. Although an evi-dentiary hearing was held on the merits of Pope’s petition, the trial court, in its order, failed to state with particularity its reasons for denying the petition. See Williams v. State, 659 So.2d…